Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-12
THE soLDfBhs, MpErfgg.
They Favor ahs Dependenf Pem.ip
Biif and sssvieS Pension.

They Favor she Dependeut Pension
Bal ana setvicS Pension.
In answer 10 the call for the meeting
x-soldiers and sailors, about rs veterans
gathered In Smyth Post rooms Tuesday
night to take some action regarding the
Following questions propoundsd by the
New York Tribune.
"Are you in favor OF the INDECENT Pension
BILL vetoed by President OlevelandT"
Are you In favor Of service pension
bill2 II so, how much month";
do you endorse the Presidents veto OF
private pension bills, where the applicant
cannot comply with the rules established by
the Pension Department."
what pension Legislation do you desre?"
"How many worthy soldiers are In the
almshouse In your county,"
The posts of the G. A. Il. had been
prohibited by Commander In. Chief Fair
child from answering the questions as or
gsnizations, 30 the meeting was held by
individuals. ]. f. Mynich was tlaeted
chairman and James M. Banthem secre.
tary. The discussion was opened by q
motion that the sense Of the meeting was
in favor Of the vetoed bill.
Department Inspector Nathaniel Bayne
made speech in which he referred TO
the q. A. X, when the point was raised
that the meeting had nothing TO do with
that organization and MIR. Bayne sat down.
James d. Grimes spoke for the bill and
said that ii was no disgrace for q man to
take what he had honestly earned.
James M. Banthem said that there Was
no insinuation of peuperism In reference
to the bill until the President mentioned
1t. Men fought for their country but
were so incapaoitated that they have been
unable to earn living since. For such
men we want Dependent Pension bill.
w. s. McNair said that he was opposed
TO the bill in the shape in which It was
passed, although he favored bill which
will give every one pension who is in
capacitated either by age or disease.
Alexander Burleigh and Samuel Lewis
spoke in favor of it and John M. Dunn
and William Emmons against it.
The motion was then passed by n vote
Of 20 to 20, but desire being expressed
that all should vote the motion was re-
considered and repassed by vote of 80
to %.
Themeeting was unanimous in declaring
itself in favor of a general service pension
bill for Uuion veterans. A lengthy dis
cussion ensued as TO the amount which
should be allowed. A motion was made
that the meeting endorse $12 per month
as fair pension.
David e. Buckingham thought that all
should be pensioned according to the
length Of their service, "a for the man
who served one year, $8 il he served two,
$12 If he served three years, &C., and his
discharge papers should be the certificate
which should entitle him to pension.
Samuel Lewis thought all should be
pensioned alike. A man who served his
country only for GO days did the duty
asked Of him and was probably wounded.
He should have as much as the veterans.
James Grimes thought all should be
| pensioned alike and IL there was TO be
any discrimination, it should be made no.
cording to the extent of the disability
W. s. McNair thought that the soldiers
should be pensioned according to the
time that they had served. A man who
| served his country for 80 days was not
entitled to the reward which the veteran
deserved, who fought for years. Disabled
men are already provided for under the
| present pension laws.
John M. Dunn favored graded service
pension bill and IN equalization of the
bounty.
Alexander Burleieh was In favor Of pen.
sioning all alike. The meeting tilally
declared in favor of $i2 pen month for
all.
VS.. MeNair made motion, which was
carried unanimously, that it is the sense
of the meeting that any disabled ex soldier
or sailor who can prove that his ailment
was contracted in or the result of the
war, should not be required to explain
the intervening time since the close of the
| war.
The same speaker also offered another
motion which was adopted stating that
the government owed every ex-soldier,
sailor and marine the difference between
the value of the greenbacks in which he
was paid for his services and the gold
which he was promised.
The meeting voted against endorsing
the Presidents veto of the Dependent
Pension bill.
In. answer to how many worthy soldiers
are in the county alInshouse, W. 3.
McNair said that some months ago 80
soldiers were there but since then, one
has been removed to the National Soldiers
| Home.
George King moved that petitions be
started asking Congress to equalize the
bounty which was carried unanimously.
The proceedings were ordered to be
sent to the Tribune and the meeting
| od;nuruad